Dr Who news RUSSELL T DAVIES sacked?! Shocking News as Disney Pushes for Change
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- This weekend there is a ton of news and information coming out in the film industry, with san diego comic con going on. One Rumor that Disney may finally be done with Russell T Davies and his connection with DR Who, what do you think about this? Should he be let go or should the whole thing be put to rest? #SciTrek #DrWho #Disney
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Everything Disney touches instantly turns into shit: Doctor Who, Star Wars, Marvel, Indiana Jones, Willow, Simpsons, Alien ... EVERYTHING.
And Iger said someone else taking over Disney would be bad because "they don't understand what it really is" but they don't have enough brains between them all to understand what those properties were. While there was some overlap, they each had their own core niche they filled that created their success. Disney has moved to trying to treat them as Disney properties instead of things in their own right. I think they got lucky with Marvel up to Endgame, because it had been plotted so far in advance, and just out did Disney's expectations. If Disney had higher expectations, they likely would have f'ed it up long ago.
@@Xenomurphy alien Romulus isn't out yet
@@davec995 But the trailers are and since they're already horrible, I'm pretty sure the movie isn't any better.
I am happy to be convinced otherwise, but I would be surprised if it were otherwise.
BUBBYYE to the WOKE MORON D I P S H I T. HAA HAA CLOWN ! I don't care if disney and tootiefruity gotwhat TAKE A HIKE TOO!
E N O U GH OF THE POSTMODERN LIBTARD DAYDREAM FANTASY WORLD C R A P !! Turdburglin' bogus agenda humpin' globotopian, idiots! GO HOME and wash the obama/soros & co BUTTSMELL off of ya'world order suckin' up PUNK ASS'S!
And that shit weasel Sadfreak Conman ALSO GOT T'GO. & Idon't wanna hear any crap about "talkin' hhaa- a-a-a-te, either. Blathering freaking LIBTARDS!! A N D... IF this gets censored,
It's because Y O U can't handle the truth, NOT US. Waaa waaa boohoo if y'don't like this.
Doctor already was total shit before Disney touched it. The good Doctor ended with Moffat.
It needs to end, it's Dr Who in name only, nothing else is recognizable as the show I loved.
Totally agree
@@joellawrence8171 I look at it this way. It's Dr Who in an alternate Universe and not "our Dr Who".
Right? I talk all the time about how much I love Doctor Who, but when I say that I'm referring to the show that ended with Peter Capaldi. And even his seasons weren't that great. Matt Smith was the end of the best, for me.
I a actually liked Peter Capaldi a lot but after like 2 episodes with Jody and the way the story was going I quit watching.
I have not watched since Peter Capaldi's final story. I realised that the Doctor met a particular psychological need I had, and subsequent Doctors have not met that need. Kudos to those who now can!
Capaldi entered Who right as I was becoming older myself. I could identify with this Older Doctor who didn't feel old and tried to dress hip with a hoodie and long coat. He saw himself as young and carefree, living on the edge and kind. Just like I was entering my mid 40s having to come to terms that I still feel young even though I look 10 years older....seriously total grey at 45 sucks dudes and with an encroaching bald spot, long grey hair is a now a no no....lol.. shaved it is ladies.
But yeah, I absolutely enjoyed Capaldi and he's won me over as my fav. Doctor.
Edit, I'm even older now lol, 51. So Identifying with an onscreen character is kind meaningful. If the character is too alien I.e a Black chick lesbian which I am neither, it's definitely harder to identify with the character. I give two fraks what color your skin is, don't give a rats ass what your sexual preference is, just give me good stories without alienating the viewers instead of telling the viewers it's their fault the ratings suck and blaming the viewers and saying they can't wait for the white male demographic to leave because we are toxic...um excuse me...no, your ratings suck because the primary viewing audience are straight white blokes, that's the hard truth of the matter. I know they are chasing demographics because there is a lot of money in the other demographics, but the other demographics DONT SHOW UP. It's why Men's Hockey in Canada sell out, and Women's hockey doesn't. The hockey promoters lose their shirts when they secure a large arena, the women don't show up and support their own women teams so guess what, the promoters don't book huge arenas.
Grrr..sorry for the rant.
All the DEI justice warriors see is bigots when it's far from the truth.
Doctor Who ended in 2017 - its difficult to see how it can be made right without ignoring everything since 2017. They might need to hard reset it, take it back to its routes, start with a new 1st Doctor and keep it simple.
I stopped watching at the end of season 9. The new stuff looks awful.
@willp133a I am watching a few of the new episodes today. Toymaker was very interesting, and the devils chord was also . There was great potential there to make them awesome. I have no problem with using the old Dr who canon and stories for new episodes
Sh!tty told me to "touch grass." I didn't want to disappoint him.
Well seeing as the actor hired to play the black and gay doctor talked about using twerking to kill aliens, it does make one question the behavior of the actor discuss using their buttocks to kill aliens while playing the doctor. Its just an odd thing to say and its not going to attract watchers.
And then there is the question why are fans talking female doctor or black and gay doctor in the first place. Perhaps the marketing focusing on race and genital hole preference should be looked at as well as the writing. Shouldn't we just be talking about the doctor as the doctor and not an identity? Because it seems the BBC is pushing identity over story.
This proves that Disney is no longer a for profit company anymore just an agenda producing company. Dr Who is crap I gave up on it when Jody showed up been trash ever since.
Startrek, Star Wars, and Doctor who all gone to shit for the most part. Is there any hope for a good go at SG-1? They need to get away from the agendas and find some new writers.
I think it goes back to the showrunner. The showrunner selects the writers and creates the culture. House of dragon is great for example, it has a diverse cast, tons of women but no ideology under the writing. Same was The with the fallout TV show.
Don’t forget Marvel and DC too.
Longtime Whovian, back to the Tom Baker days on PBS here in the States...I was alright with NuWho for the most part up to Capaldi...if Whittaker had been Romana taking over for the Doctor as he was at the end of his regenerative cycle, I would've liked it better than everything we've gotten since. Think it's time for another rest before The Doctor can try to continue his thrilling adventures in time and space.
- Chris
I would have liked to see a spinoff with Romana back in the day. Lalla Ward as star, maybe work Mary Tamm back in as a different charactrer? Keep that kind of weird Warriors' Gate vibe with time line jumping from her final episodes.
If I was calling the shots, I’d be a complete asshole, first scene would be Capaldi regenerating, and pick up with a new Doctor right there. Wipe out the Jodie Whittaker years and everything that followed.
Paused = cancelled.
Don't hold your breath for a return.
Some of us don't have 20yrs to wait for a possibly, maybe, future reboot ... which might suck anyway.
it hasnt been cancelled lol.
@@purefoldnz3070
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It hasn't got a season three yet.
@@josephrankin9406 it still hasnt been cancelled. What is wrong with you people? You just enjoy watching the world burn?
I didn't think they wrote very well for Jody Whittaker.
And they are not helping Ncuti Gatwa either.
It needs to go back to being a sci-fi show with less of the fantasy elements and more proper sci-fi concepts. Less waving the sonic screwdriver and everything is fixed plotlines too, those stories drive me mad! In fact, the sonic should only be allowed out once or twice per season.
Its funny because nobody is publically admitting its failed spectacularly. The BBC wont comment and will only push the narrative in 'changing landscape of television', disney wont comment but its clear they are not happy and holding back on green lighting a third series. RTD commented on it saying the ratings werent good basically but that it had been popular with youth, which is a bit like the glitter on this turd of a situation.
I think its highly likely that doctor who is very close to cancellation and that disney and RTD were like a last chance saloon for the show and its not paying off.
Personally i dont think the industry at the moment have what it takes to make good doctor who and I would very much like the show to be cancelled to save further humiliation for the show given that its only going to get worse and its not in a good place now to say the least
I've enjoyed the last series save for a couple of absolute stinkers, but I'm in agreement. I'd rather the show be universally loved than have to continuously make excuses for it and be one of the uncool kids. I can read the room. The show needs a long break. Fan productions will keep it alive.
@@cheapfinish6224 i find when people make excuses for it, it really kind of fuels this kind of ethos of its all good at the BBC, as long as people can make excuses they dont have to improve it or even listen to the wider fanbase who are very vocal about what areas are causing the issues.
I think that fan productions will keep it alive but more so will be the love for what was making the show commercially viable in the future.
I generally cant stand fan productions and find that they really do ham even further the areas killing the show but if it keeps the show in peoples consciousness then it is what it is
RTD has ruined Doctor Who beyond repair.
Davies has not only destroyed Dr Who’s viewing figures, but also those of the whole BBC. The general public does not buy into his current ‘woke’ world view.
Well, Disney, just let the BBC have their series back! You don't need it, or deserve it, that badly!
Its funny how Disney can be so decisive in trying to sort out Dr Who, but so bad sorting out Lucasfilm and the MCU.
Not that funny. Due to Hannah Montana, Disney is hypersensitive to hebephilia, which RTD promotes, but the MCU, with all its faults, does not.
To be honest I dont believe a word of most of the rumours etc...Disney will make any old crap if its Woke and diverse etc. And wont admit a thing if its a disaster and goes over like Rolf Harris at a Led Zeppelin concert. I can see them dropping the deal after two seasons as its all done and dusted and paid up now and its been utter crap. What makes them think the second season is not going to be more of the same? Its all been filmed at the same time, so it will just be as bad, and the audience can continue to fall away. Its done badly for live views, down to the 2 million mark. And its done badly for catchup, Iplayer, online, consolidated and basically every other method of viewing. All of those added together still only add on another 1.5 million or less viewers to the low 2 million, they cant even beat the live viewers with Iplayer etc, so can no longer use the excuse that people will watch it online, and live overnights dont matter anymore. They do. Disney+ never got a look in. It never charted once, and when you look at the lowest figures of what did chart, that means Doctor Who had to get even less! How are Disney going to pressure the BBC to drop RTD??? Who are they going to get to make it the show? As Bad Wolf is its own production company, drop RTD and you will lose Bad Wolf. One thing is obvious, its been an utter debacle, and they are scrambling around, keeping tight lipped and trying to pretend its all A OK, when it clearly is anything but...
This is the best news I could receive now. I really thought this man couldn't just make bad scripts and get away with it. I hope that he gets sacked and that Gatwa also leaves. Nothing personal, but I don't want my favorite show ruined by idiots. THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO.
Capaldi was the last good Doctor. I like Jodie, but it wasn't interesting Doctor Who. And really, at this point, who cares. I was indifferent when Who ended with Sylvester McCoy, bur in restrospect, I think it was Colin who sort of lost me. Tom Baker was great and I actually liked Peter Davison a lot (he had a nice set of companions). Eccleston, Tenant, Matt Smith were great and Capaldi was underrated. Now, the show is nothing but another Disney disaster. Some people like it, of course, and more power to them. I'd rather read a book.
Chop Davis and Gatwa, and do a hard reset from Capaldi into a new Doctor who behaves like the doctor! (Although I mostly liked Jodi's take on the role when she was acting like the doctor they screwed with the 'Lore' so much when she was in the role that the only way to sort it out would be to do a Bobby Ewing and write the Whittaker/Gatwa years off as a bad regeneration experience.)
For as long as Doctor Who continues to emphasize political messaging and identity politics in the show rather than adventure and escapism, and as long as they continue to disrespect the fans and the lore of the show they will continue to fail.
been a doctor who since the Tom Baker era. The Timeless Child, + plus flushing the war doctor redemption and saving Galifrey only for the Master to "destroy it" in a fit of spite, plus shoveling loads of agenda and politics in the Chibnell ear killed the franchise for me. Then the gender/race shipping of the beloved character of Rose, and the Doctor being lectured about alien pronouns and being the wrong gender was the final nail in the coffin for me. #RIPDRWHO
Disney doesn't own or make Doctor Who. Bad Wolf makes Doctor Who for the BBC and Disney has international streaming rights. So how could they fire the cofounder of a company that makes a product they distribute?
They are putting in a lot of money so I could see them pressuring BW to get rid of him.
same way pressure got biden out
Disney put a hell of a lot money into the first two seasons I guess that gives them a seat at table when comes to who does what with the series
I agree Matt Smith was the high point of the (recent) series (Tom Baker is still the GOAT). I tried watching Jodi; I liked her as a Doctor, but the stories were mostly garbage and I couldn't get through it. Likewise the new Doctor. I only lasted 1.5 episodes before I quit watching. I also agree Peter Capaldi was good, but I don't think he had much story-wise to work with.
Tennant was the high point of recent series
I wish people would have the courage to say Gatwa is not a good actor! He ISNT! ITs not just that he is not a good Doctor, its that he is not a good actor EITHER, its both! He is playing himself! More or less. What has he ever done or been in that is a massive, main stream huge budget success, that he has HEADLINED and been the lead? I am not talking about being in Barbie as a more or less extra. Answer, not a lot. Its the same with Whitaker. She is not a good actress! She was a terrible Doctor! Just say it! Have the courage to admit it and fight the fight, otherwise this is all we will get forever! Mediocre to crap! Whitaker made the bonkers claim that she was going her native Yorkshire accent as she could not act another one!!! Despite sounding very Southern / Cornwall in Broadchurch! They are both a pair of idiots as far as I am concerned and the sooner he leaves to go and do stuff on the stage, the sooner even less of us have to suffer seeing him...
The only thing I've ever seen from him as the Doctor is a short clip in a BBC ad, and the way he delivers the line in that ad is so extremely strange. Terrible acting, imo. It's just one line, so not much to go off of, but still. It just sounds awful.
@@CassTeaElle It sounds awful as it is. He is just playing a camp over the top even more affected version of himself. Look at his interviews when he is mincing about and talking about being gay and etc, especially the one where he says people wont be able to handle his "chocolateness" or whatever he was on about. And take that, stick it in Doctor Who and there you are, Gatwa as Gatwa as Gay Doctor. He was pathetic in Masters of the Air, he had a few lines you could see he struggled to deliver in an American accent and milled about with the other black airmen in the back ground for a couple of episodes. As for his other gay drama roles, all I have seen are clips and that was enough...since I am not gay and not a fan of gay dramas or gay roles of any sort. Its not me, I cant relate and I have no interest and I certainly dont want to see or hear them, its not my world or part of my life. Good luck, enjoy yourself but leave me out of it....And yet there is Gaywa in my once favourite show, the show that taught me to think things through, to improvise and to learn and use my mind. The show that the book series taught me to read. And there he is being the campest and gayest creep I have ever seen first, and the rest is not important to him. And to think people complained about John Inman in Are You Being Served and he was too much of a camp gay stereo type etc...and yet in 2024 we have been given something way worse. At least John Inman was funny as Mr Humphries.......He and Mr Lucas as the double act of camp gay bloke working alongside an alpha male ladies man was pure gold and led to all sorts of comical situations and one liners...
I'll say it, they are awful Doctors and awful actors, chosen for all the wrong reasons!
Disney is the primary commisioner of the show. BBC One hasn't been particularly interested in the show because it retains the IP and it costs them very little and to the bbc as a whole it makes a profit through BBC studios as the distributor. It doesn't cost the BBC a thing. If Disney pulls out and Bad Wolf can't find alternative markets with BBC Studios the show will be paused because BBC One is not interested. It's a terrible show now and RTD made it that way but the worst thing is he did it deliberately. It, justifyingly, gets negative attention which is not remotely a good thing in a licence renewal cycle. He created crap because he thought people would like crap. He was wrong. If Disney doesn't recommission, under him it will not continue with him in charge. It's that simple.
Follow the numbers. The average revenue per user for D+ is something close to 7.60 USD right now. If Disney gets an average D+ viewership of 10 million then the season could reasonably fund the season for 76M. The actual budget is way higher and the viewership is way lower.
Isn’t RD and Alex Kurtzman sharing a stage a stage tonight at ComicCon?
Yes in like 48 minutes time.
It's dead and buried. There is no future for it unless post Capaldi 🐕💩 is expunged from 'canon'. That's the only way there is even a sliver of a chance that I will come back to the show.
There is a lot of Who before the 13th killed it. I have never been able to watch Baker Who all the way through so that is a lot of entertainment there. A palate cleanser after the sh*t we just saw.
A pause and a total reboot would be nice.
I hope they do get rid of RTD, he's ruined the show. Won't be watching Dr Who again until he's gone.
The show was not struggling after Matt Smith left. There was a drop in viewing figures but mostly because some people couldn't accept a doctor which wasn't a tennant or Smith type (ageism). In fact series 8 has the highest viewer numbers in America for any doctor who series ever. The show appealing to mainstream is a double edged sword, in doing so you can alienate older fans but also casual viewers will drop the show if anything changes because they aren't as invested in it. Nostalgia fuelled the 60th anniversary and if we can't move on from that then there is no hope for Doctor who.
What's Dr Who?
I remember when I watched without fail a Dr Who decades ago when I was a kid and again when I got into my 40s and 50s. For the last number of years Dr Who has gone to the crapper. That's as succinct as I can put it and it just sucks balls.
I wish Steven Moffett would come back.
god no
What I didn't like about Jody's run was the Master. Break dancing Rasputin anyone? Plus the biggest plot hole, if he killed everyone, turned them into Cybermen, and they regenerate... why didn't they turn back into the Timelords? Regeneration is triggered by near death experiences, can't get any nearer than being turned cyber?
Who is dead, they never should have gone with Disney and gone woke.
The greatest thing about Doctor Who, a show which I’ve loved for decades so don’t get me wrong, is it a bit shit.
Not in a bad way just in a Doctor Who way, it’s not polished, it’s not Hollywood, it’s Doctor Who.
It may not be polished hollywood, but the writing was absolutely fantastic. The character arcs and character development were brilliant for many years. I think it took a steep nose dive after Smith was gone, and while season 9 got a little better than season 8, imo, it still never got back to anywhere near as good as series 1-7.
I used to think that Moffat was the biggest problem with Dr. Who, and I still think that Matt Smith may have been my favorite Doctor if he wasn't struggling through Moffat Era Who. Tennant has been my favorite, though I acknowledge he really was my first Doctor. Then Moffat left and things continued to get worse. Jodie Whittaker's tenure absolutely sucked. I didn't like her portrayal, but the storylines were absolute garbage.
I'd dropped my Disney+ subscription before Tennant's 3 part special, and then I learned how it ended with the split regeneration. I haven't had any interest in Doctor Who since then.
Sadly this show has become little more than a 'message' delivery system and ego stroking fantasy for the writers/showrunners. Please note that I've had the deepest respect for all of the lead actors, they can only do the best with the drivel that they've had to work with. The show didn't need reinventing - it just needed a good injection of better, clever and non-preachy writing. The fan base ages with the show - so it should be targeting an older demographic (you know - the people that made it popular in the first place!!!). If you want a hit show for 8-21 year olds - build one from scratch.
We stopped watching after Peter Capaldi , Why mess with a winning formula for over half a century !
Rightfully so
No, there was zero "sharing of viewing figures" for S1. The BBC always has been and continues to be the exclusive home for DW in the UK and RoI. Viewing beyond the BBC's remit has previously been fragmented between numerous separate broadcasters. Such as BBC America or ABC and later BBC First in Australia. Their viewing figures which only to reach a few thousand were always treated separately to the UK/RoI.
Repeating the claim from the BBC that the show has actually done well for the under 35's is disingenuous. Unless the BBC provide verified data to back that claim.
Unfortunately the Disney money hasn't so far translated into tangible difference on screen. Except for the underused Tardis interior. Compare with how good The Mandelorian looks (ignore whether the stories are good or bad), it looks a million dollars. DW by contrast does not really, does it? The Tardis could have been revamped without being so large and lavish. Frankly I would have expected a bottle episode- being trapped inside with things going wrong etc- to justify that expense. Maybe Disney are asking "who made off with our cash?" Someone within the BBC or Bad Wolf should have stood up to RTD and say "No," that money could have been put towards other uses on screen or perhaps fund a whole extra episode.
Bad Wolf owe their DW contract to RTD and he is a fellow lefty luvvie. They will feel obliged to try to keep him on board. The trouble is his writing hasn't been anywhere near as good as his first tenure. The Doctor he has written, for example, is the least Doctor-like incarnation and I also believe Gatwa was either miscast or not given the right direction. No doubt many will argue Gatwa is a good actor. I'm not convinced. His portrayal in DW was dreadful and the only other thing I have seen him in was (all of) the Netflix series with Gillian Anderson. In that he played a gay African immigrant. Did he really have to put much acting into that?
There's nothing Disney might gain from a third season. The shows reputation is tarnished now thanks to the choices RTD made. Plus of course the current was only a sop to the BBC so they could get their hands on over 150 episodes of Bluey. This is performing very well on Disney and they know preschoolers will rewatch episodes again and again. There is nothing more Disney can achieve with S3 of what is perceived to be a failing series.
The BBC should announce they are putting the show in hiatus, before Disney have the chance to pull the plug. It won't look quite so bad. The corporation can say lots of nice things and that the show achieved everything they wanted, without specifying what that might have been. Everyone saves face. RTD, Collinson, Tranter and Gardner will be free to move on with blemish to their record.
I got to like Capaldi in the end. Never got into the Whittaker era - mainly due to the poor show running and dramatic changes to lore. Loved Gatwa in Sex Education but he isn’t a Doctor. I thought Russell T would breathe life into the programme again but afraid not. Not sure where we go with this but changes need to be made - don’t want see it have a rest yet!
I do not want it to continue as it is.
Put it out of its misery
Dr Who needs to get back to its roots. A good sci fi show that scares just a little bit. Stop the woke back stories. Let’s have lots and lots of aliens the good, the bad and the evil. By the way way I am not anti anything. I just want to be able to enjoy watching DR Who again.
Remember, corporations are good. Nothing can go wrong 😊trust us.
Put your money into great writing and characters and character development.
I think Disney will see how the 2nd series goes along. I think RTD will naturally go back into a more Executive Producer role. He doesn't seem that invested in it with his attitude to stories or parts of stories and viewers reaction to them. We all have opinions and RTD can't respond to and keep all viewers with story lines but he shouldn't actively alienate them. I think the actor who plays a police detective in i think it's in return to paradise based in Devon would be good as the next doctor and could be introduced within series 3 which I feel would be better as a series of specials. To put all their effort into fewer but longer programmes. Just a few ideas.
Agreed that it's the studio's job to move on and get a new show runner but all evidence is Disney has put a lot of money into Dr. Who among other things and while Disney can say everything's ok looking at the changes to various studios under Disney even they are realizing while we won't change the message we can absolutely change the creators.
The show needs a retcon right up to Capaldi leaving decent stories something that will get the fans back bring the show back to what it was, no female doctors The Doctor is not a Timeless Child ect Hartnell is the first Doctor nothing before him no hidden Doctors, all of it was taken place within the Matrix if it keeps going like this there will be no audience, Gatwa needs to go as well as RTD and co.
RESCUE Dr Who brilliantly: Tatiana Maslany as the next Doctor !
Why were we worried?
Turdy Davies needs to be removed and publicly humiliated for the damage he’s done to Doctor Who and Ncuti Gatwa needs replacing as he was completely miscast as the Doctor. Colin Baker was sacked in the mid 80’s when the show was getting higher viewing figures!
100% agree …
Yeah, wondered how that'd mix. BBC's no scratching startup, but the Disney megacorp has a very different modality... and my stomach sunk hearing The Mouse was taking over The Doctor. Styles coulda meshed, but sounded like catsup in pudding to me. Just very yummy things that shouldn't overlap -- _EVER_ !
He won't be missed
Humiliate Davies just the way he has humiliated the show itself and sack him!
I do think Gatwa is totally miscast in the role, he might work fine in a comedy but he is very annoying as the Doctor and keep crying every time something gets the least bit tense.
Doctor Who is Sci-fi with some horror elements and while it is fine for him to be a bit quirky and make a joke now and then, it does not work when the entire show feel like a spoof.
But the main problem with the show is the writing, RTDs own stuff is the worst of it all but his other writers isn't doing a good job either, even Moffat phoned his episode in.
I don't think the Doctor actually saves a single person in the entire first season besides a snot monster.
There was a half good episode (was it 73 feet or 73 yards, whatever) that actually felt like Doctor Who for the first half but they totally messed it up in the second half and ended up with something that doesn't make any sense.
They seriously should hire in writers from Big Finnish instead, they make excellent audiobooks and understand the source material and know how to write a mystery.
I have serious doubts about Disney signing up for a third season before they see the ratings of season 2, at least with Davies and Gatwa. The show did really poorly in Nielsen ratings on streaming and while Disney might just have gotten their hands on some sweet Deadpool and Inside out money, they lost a lot of money on producing expensive shows that never really hit the streaming charts with their Disney+ content.
They seems to have cancelled season 2 of the Acolyte and it had better numbers then RTDs Who, so there is no way they will sign up for a third season of that without the second season turning into a hit somehow.
Who needs at minimum have Whitaker numbers again for them even thinking of renewing it with the current team. They might sign on for a Moffat + Tenant series though.
They could take it back to capaldi era where they had the shadow thing where it was all a virtual reality invasion plans
Doctor who was always in the top 10 watched dramas on the bbc and on Disney+, it was 7th most watched.
That's pretty good to feature constantly in those lists, especially in these times where tv has changed so much compared to 2005.
The newest Doctor Who is great, except for everything the script calls on him to do.
Overall I wasn't a fan of the latest DW, Ncuti isnt portraying the Doctor, he's Eric in a Time Machine. Looking forward to the spinoff announced at SDCC.
I hope you're right.
News flash, he isn't....
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I haven’t seen it since Christopher Eccleston left sorry to say I miss watching Doctor Who
Did the viewing figures take into account those who recorded the show to watch later or dont those figures count?
after reading that more singing is planned for this show it's rating will go down hard , I don't want Dr Who the musical
I'm sorry I don't find him a great actor and I don't understand how his audition blew them away rtd needs to go ncuti needs to go this awful experiment needs to end because I watched since I was kid in the 70s and I'm honestly not sure I can watch anymore of this utter rubbish.
How about a return to good old-fashioned story-telling instead of agenda-driven crap?
Totally agree
I stopped watching Dr. Who with the advent of Peter Capaldi's sonic sunglasses. Started to watch Jody's first episode and hated it and not bothered since then. I never watched any of the Ncuti Gatwa episodes, even though I loved him in "Sex Education", purely because of all the trailers in which he looked completely unrecognisable as "The Doctor".
What I would like to see from a third series is a change of doctor (I've seen Tom Burke's name mentioned and I think he'd be great) and I would like every episode to be written by guest writers who are well regarded in the horror and/or sci-fi genres. One episode per writer but following a series long overall theme.
I have been censored FOUR TIMES.
Dr Who is history. It lost the plot a long time ago.
you are a brave man for watching anything after Peter Capaldi!
I rewatched resolution, the first new year special and I thought it was quite entertaining.
Having a single dalek instead of an army of them was a change of pace. Much like rtds first dalek episode, seeing how much damage one dalek can do is far more scary than an endless army of them.
Jodie as well, I hated this episode for the first time and surprised how much Jodie had some great lines.
You should fix the thumbnail to Davies, which is Russell’s actual name. Typos in copy are niggling errors, but in “headlines” they’re huge.
Didn't even realize the typo- adjusted now thanks!!! -Chazz
Trouble with Who there no plots stupid stories constrating on action & special effects of late. Hood if RTD goes as showrunner and fresh blood in along with new writers cant blame the actors there only doing there part of acting there not in charge what there say in the story.
It would be a blessing if Doctor Who was just cancelled. It has gotten so bad!
stop lying
be honest
dr who figures are the most abyssmal in modern who
the numbers have consistently plummeted with occasional blips for specials etc ....since capaldi
capaldi could have been very good but the rot was set in and added to with his assistants/companions
then came the start of whitaker and woke messaging
then came gatwa and rtd to finish it all off!
disney just entered the fray to deliver "last rites" to a show that was a corpse already
sorry i ca't see them firing RUSSELL T DAVIES
I like Gatwa, I liked the stories for the most part. 2 issues for me. Dr should be asexual, find emotional connection sure but shouldn't be dating. And never never never never ever end on a major dance number.
I mean, it's a good first step but it won't fix things. I'd can the entire staff and start from a clean slate. Ofc, that's impossible due to the BBC's and Disney's DEI agenda. So it's dead. Give up, as most have somewhere around Capaldi's run.
Disney make so much quality
I actualy liked most of the early reboot material, even the female doctor was ok with me. its not so much the content of the more recent shows its just they where not in the tradition of doctor who. I am a follower from the first season with William HartnelI must admit that some of the material from the originl later series where falling off but the begining of the reboot who was for me in the right vane I think the biggest problem is that to often new show runners want to reinvent the doctor and do not really understand who and what the doctor stands for.
I gave up after a few Capaldi eps. Dr Who should be paused.
Sorry, the Whoniverse exists. It doesn't need Disney.
Wasn’t this video already debunked and out of date by the time it went live? RTD helped host the SDCC presentation, a spinoff was approved by Disney. I thought the latest season was one of the best yet - upped the quality game for digital and practical effects, well crafted twists and turns anticipating fan reactions, and individualized episodes that were able to craft these new and unique worlds and experiences. The new Doc has a lot of youthful energy, and does a great job at revealing that he has a bit of hidden trauma and turmoil from over the years. It’s a complex character that still has a lot to deal with.
Most people that have criticisms I’ve seen grew up with Doctor Who, and that’s a natural part of growing up. As we age, we typically get more critical from our experience dictating how things could and should be. We lose that innocence, that youthful creative energy that lets us embrace the whimsical. Personally I think it is incredibly important to keep hold of that for as long as you can, because once the criticisms take over it is very difficult to look at something thru youthful eyes again.
I agree. I also like the actor, I don’t like his acting in Dr Who. To be honest though, like you said, I did not like the story lines though. It could be that no one could have done them any better than this actor did.
I thought Disney only have Dr Who because they wanted to retain kids cartoon,Disney + best viewed show Bluey an Australian show ?.
He needs to fired from the whoiverse period. I know it's not original but how about Dr. Who remakes from the very beginning using state of the art cgi with original scripts as a base and employ decent British actors not woke box checking actors writers and directors.
Doctor Who needs to be finished permanently because it’s not Doctor Who anymore.
I quit watching halfway through Capaldi’s run as the Doctor. It got repetitive
Just animate Big Finish
RTD should go back to writing good stories like during its heyday. Also stop doubling down on the Timeless Child and the Flux.
I loved this past series. 73 Yards, Dot & Bubble, and Boom would stack well against any of the prior series episodes. They were bold and beautifully well told stories, and the messaging was on point and true to the roots of the show. The only low points for me were Space Babies which was too kiddie, and Rogue because I don't like Bridgerton style stuff, it just isn't made for me.
I hope RTD and Bad Wolf stay the course and build like they did with the 2005 to 2010 run before Moffat. Disney has described the series in its leaked info as a "low-cost" production for them, so why would they pull out of something they aren't spending much money on, and are likely to see a net gain from in the long run (Especially if they can ever prize the international back catalog away from MAX)? That seems it would be short sighted. I don't want BBC to pick another showrunner because the last one we had, Chibs, was a complete and total disaster. If RTD ever wants to leave I hope he grooms a good successor like he did with Moffat and we never get a Chibs type at the helm ever again. If Disney pulls out, no big whup. It'll get made in some fashion regardless because the BBC's economic impact report is so positive overall. Average viewership in the UK was just under 4 million and that's just in the first week. Imagine if the CW had got those numbers on any show? They'd of been popping the Champaign bottles! Is it at all fair to say this series did worse than Jodi's run? No. Because it isn't true. You have to look at where it ranked in the weeks it aired against everything else and some of her placements were really low. Bottom line: The show is the best it has been since Series 10 and it's doing about what it did comparatively speaking to the 2005 series. There is no reason to panic, to doomsay, nor to quote articles that contained wild inaccuracies on the surface that made any real fans reading it wonder if the writer knew anything about the show At All, other than what they'd been told by someone next to them while they were busy scrolling through something else on their phone.
When BBC spit, you sure swallow
(btw, series 10 was fucking awful)
One lives in hope , the first season was terrible , poor storylines and story arcs
if anybody want to see a decent version of the character of the Doctor watch the Wesley Crusher traveller charater in season 2 of Prodigy(and i cannot stand Wil Weaton in real life).
Here are my thoughts on this, 1, out of 8 episode only one good one that episode was 73 yards, 2, Didn't like the Disney influence, 3, the musical number NEEDED TO STOP, 4, which I know is going to annoy someone, I think it's time for some one to play the doctor who I have no idea, not a fan of the current one yes he a good actor but wrong show for him.
I'm starting to wonder if doctor who time is nearly up again, it not as good has when it came back.
Good he liked a lot of our Insta comments. Then I only said why did he bring David Tennant back and got blocked on all Social Media. The RTD from 2005 is gone and what is left is a self entitled Man. I hated this Doctor Who and I tried. I watched DW since the 70s.
Doctor Who has been unwatchable since Jodi Whittaker took over IMO !!
I stopped watching during the Capaldi era and don't plan on watching any more unless things change radically. I doubt the problem is just one person.
I hope so , Make doctor who great again...
Good. They should fire him and Kathleen Kennedy. In fact, they should dump Bob Iger too.
You're saying his name wrong and spelled it wrong. RUSSELL T DAVIES